FORMER RAILWAY GATEKEEPER'S HOUSE

The single-storey house is a standard departmental T-shaped timber residence of the late nineteenth century. As built there was a verandah to the west of the south elevation. This has been filled in, including the installation of a modern door and a highlight window. A gabled wing - possibly a later addition - projects to the north, and there is a skillion roofed infill to the north-west. The majority of visible windows to the house are not original, having been replaced by modern metal-framed sliding windows. There are remnants of king post decorations to the projecting gable ends and triangular gable end vents. 

The former railway gatekeeper's house is of local historical significance. 

The former railway gatekeeper's residence (Departmental Residence no. 927) at 9 Ingelwood Street, Raywood is historically significant (Criterion A) as a surviving example of a number (at least 27) of purpose-built early 1880s railway residences associated with the Eaglehawk-Kerang line. It was also historically associated with the Raywood railway station and locomotive water supply installation, both of which have been demolished, albeit the ruins of the water supply reputedly remain outside the boundary of the subject property. The building provides some evidence of the (now depleted) railway operations at Raywood. In its original form, the former railway gatekeeper's residence would have demonstrated the principal characteristics of a standard (i.e. mass produced) Railways Department T-shaped timber residence of the late nineteenth century. Although extensively modified, the building retains some original elements, including remnants of king post decorations to the projecting gable ends and triangular gable end vents.